5 Williamsburg-y Gift Ideas for Mom
The playground taunt used to start off with Your Mama is… and things could get pretty nasty from there. But let’s put aside childhood bickering and get our game on to celebrate Mom. Slacker Mother’s Day shopping hook-up? We’ve got 5 gift ideas available at the market this weekend in Williamsburg depending on who your mama ...
The Story Goes Something Like This…
Designer Miles Perry was silk-screening shirts in his studio in Portland, Maine a few years ago when he realized that he didn’t want to just be another guy screen-printing t-shirts. Not that there was anything wrong with that, of course. But this is Maine, a place where pretense (if it comes) dies. So he decided ...
Makin’ It: Cloud Coffee on the Williamsburg Scene
Few folks on Brooklyn’s artisan craft food scene can claim the bona fides that Cloud Coffee’s Kendall Holmes can. Kendall is an alumnus of the early generation to have worked at The Brooklyn Kitchen and has overseen special ops for McClure’s Pickles but his fondness for culinary invention (his Instagram attests to it!) and service ...
Makin It : A story of Wanderlust and Wild Hearts
Folks with some bi-coastal markets fred may have recognized Portland-based Vanishing Tribe the past 2 weeks when they sprung up in Williamsburg (first at Renegade, more recently at the market). Led by Courtney Keene, the Tribe is a tribe indeed – a full-fledged design company consisting of a small family of artists inspired by travel and ...
Makin’ It: From Renegade to Regular
JWhite first appeared on the scene – on our cozy and bustling corner of Brooklyn, at least – back in June when Renegade Craft Festival descended upon the Williamsburg waterfront. A few folks scoped her out and gave her the skinny on setting up shop at A&F and fast-forward 6 months and this experimental gal ...
Makin’ It: For Dudes, Expressive Accessories
Everett was founded just this summer by 3 friends Nathan Coleman, Tinoy Kashif, and James Brooks – all business-savvy men in their mid-20s who saw a real opportunity in the clothing industry for vibrant men’s accessories. Realizing that ties mostly come in just solids and stripes, they wanted to create a line of ties out ...
Makin’ It: Homemade in Brooklyn
Kelly Marks didn’t realize that when she first made candles for her sister’s bridal shower over a year ago and brought some of the extras to sell one market weekend that it would turn into a full time gig. For years, after leaving her career as a flight attendant (“Good morning, welcome aboard…”), Kelly had ...
Makin’ It: Crayolas, iPads and Handmade
It’s not often that you’ll find something online that mentions the iconic school-house brand Crayola alongside iPad but designers and makers Kira Silver and Jordan Ellis are doing just that. And literally doing it side-by-side as they did this weekend and do this coming Saturday & Sunday in Williamsburg. Kira’s By The Baker label hand-weaves ...
Makin’ It: SKINNYFATTIES
When Joshua Adam Brueckner debuted SKINNYFATTIES, turning vintage wide ties into classy skinny ties for today’s hip dude, he had modest expectations. Fast forward 2 weeks and SKINNYFATTIES is keeping Joshua crazy busy cutting, pinning, sewing and making more ties to keep up with some online orders gone global (Greece, Hong Kong, South Africa, Singapore) in part ...
Mama’s Gotta Brand New…: 5 Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day
Don’t make it a – yawn – Hallmark Holiday. As awesome as Moms are, they are sometimes difficult to shop for. We’re making it easy peasy for you with these 5 made in Brooklyn recommendations: 1. You might hate to admit it, but your Mom is always right. She has wisdom that seems to always help ...
